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Officials involved with the Jasper re-entry say the process has been going well since the townsite welcomed its first residents back on Friday morning. “Things are going well on the re-entry front. We have lots of our residents back in the community,” said Christine Nadon, incident commander with the Municipality …
Read More »Jasper resident returns home after wildfire: ‘It felt like a shell’
When Alice Foubert entered her home in Jasper, Alta., for the first time since a wildfire roared into the community, the rancid smell from her fridge made it difficult for her to recognize where she was. “It felt like a shell of home,” the 25-year-old said in an interview Monday. “My …
Read More »Hinton prepared to help Jasper long-term, for better or worse
It’s been hard to find a hotel room in Hinton, Alta., lately. Firefighters from across Canada and around the world have been calling the town of 10,000 home since late July after joining the fight against massive wildfires some 75 kilometres down the highway in Jasper National Park. Also stationed …
Read More »Jasper residents return home weeks after wildfire ripped through town
It will be an emotional day for many as Jasper residents return to the townsite for the first time since a wildfire tore through the Alberta mountain town last month. Jasper National Park was evacuated on July 22, two days before the wildfire entered the townsite. Officials have estimated about …
Read More »Former Slave Lake mayor says sense of community key as Jasper rebuilds
The former mayor of a northern Alberta town ravaged by wildfire more than a decade ago says community ties will be key as Jasper, Alta., recovers from the blaze that swept through last month. Wildfires destroyed 358 homes and businesses in the Rocky Mountain tourist hot spot three weeks ago, …
Read More »Jasper re-entry details to be shared with residents Monday
Fire crews in Jasper, Alta., are making significant progress on the wildfire that destroyed nearly 30 per cent of the town. Because of those efforts, Jasper’s mayor says that on Monday residents will learn when they can return home. “The criteria for re-entry continue to be achieved at an accelerating …
Read More »Alberta firefighter, 24, dies battling Jasper wildfires
A firefighter has died fighting the out-of-control wildfire complex burning in Jasper National Park. RCMP say around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, officers were notified of an Alberta Wildland fire employee who sustained a serious injury. The 24-year-old firefighter was hit by a falling tree while fighting the blaze …
Read More »Jasper wildfire: Hundreds of foreign workers left scrambling to make work and living arrangements
It didn’t take long for Namneet Singh to find full-time employment again, after a fire in Jasper, Alta., last week destroyed the hotel he had worked at for more than a year. Singh, who was among hundreds of temporary foreign workers earning a living in the picturesque Rocky Mountain town, …
Read More »Jasper wildfire, a rate cut, Earth’s hottest days. This week’s big stories – National
The scenic town of Jasper, Alta., was devastated in a wildfire that engulfed Jasper National Park, Joe Biden addressed the nation for the first time after announcing he won’t run for re-election as U.S. president and the Earth set back-to-back records for the hottest day ever. Plus, the Bank of …
Read More »‘All the ash falling’: Jasper evacuees share stories of escaping wildfire
Jasper residents have described the shock and horror of fleeing their homes with a few hours’ notice as a raging wildfire ripped through the national park and townsite in western Alberta this week. It took less than two days for the fire to reach the town of Jasper, where multiple …
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